Virgil Van Dijk

Virgil van Dijk was over the moon with how Liverpool executed their gameplan in Germany

Liverpool's colossal centre-back Virgil van Dijk believes The Reds played "fantastic" in their 3-1 win away to Bayern Munich last night. After a 0-0 draw at Anfield three weeks ago, Bayern Munich were made the bookies' slight favourites to progress ahead of the return leg at the Allianz Arena. However, a professional performance from Liverpool, including...

Bayern 1-3 Liverpool: Who was man of the match?

Liverpool fans can dare to dream of a double after watching their team ruthlessly dispatch Bayern Munich and march into the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Though the Reds were disjointed at times, a combination of quality and killer instinct was enough to secure one of their most impressive victories of the season. Bayern, who almost...

Observations as Liverpool deliver European masterclass

Liverpool romped to a 3-1 win at the Allianz Arena to secure their place in the Champions League quarter-final stages, the fourth English club to achieve such a feat. Having struggled to recreate the kind of form witnessed in Europe last season, this was a return to the best of the best, with Jurgen Klopp's...

Key Stats As Liverpool Triumphant Against Bayern Munich

Liverpool turned in an exceptional and comprehensive away performance at the Allianz Arena to win 3-1 and dump Bayern Munich out of the Champions League. But what were the key stats from an incredible European night that saw Liverpool cruise into the quarter-finals? Bayern Shut Out Liverpool’s attack has been much vaunted in European competition,...

Player Ratings as Liverpool amaze in Munich

VIRGIL VAN DIJK. THE NUMBER 69. SAY NO MORE. No, no. I promised Gags I'd have a week off from the Virgil van Sex God references, so let's talk about how good the Reds are / were / will continue to be instead. Going to the Allianz Arena and coming away with a 3-1 win despite...

Key Stats As Liverpool Keep The Pressure On Against Burnley

Liverpool saw off a poor but spirited Burnley side thanks to doubles from Sadio Mané and Roberto Firmino. But what were the key stats from a pulsating 4-2 win on Sunday lunchtime at Anfield? Sadio Strikes Again If it seems like I’m doing a section on Sadio Mané every single week, but he’s very quickly become...

Player ratings as Liverpool edge past Burnley

I’ll be honest with you, about 10 minutes in I thought this was going to be a foul mouthed rant about officials with some ‘5/10: Didn’t do enough to break Burnley down’ for good measure. Alas, the Reds did their job and close the gap on City to one. Get past Bayern, see off Fulham...

Majestic Van Dijk has Produced a Season of Greatness

Even when Liverpool leave you tearing your hair out, Virgil van Dijk still manages to come away blameless. At Everton, the Reds played with the kind of intensity on show at Goodison Park last season, when thoughts were more on Champions League duty rather than derby affairs, as a drab 0-0 draw was played out. Last...

Liverpool Slip Up Again – Liverpool 0-0 Everton

Liverpool’s grip on the Premier League title loosened again, as their fourth draw in six league games saw them slip behind Manchester City in the table with nine games left to play after another insipid performance saw them draw 0-0 with Everton at Goodison Park. Klopp’s side controlled the first half, with the midfield selection...

Liverpool 5-0 Watford: Who was man of the match?

After a truly awful performance against Manchester United stoked anxiety among fans and had City smelling blood, Liverpool rattled through the gears and put out a resounding statement. It was a performance full of the energy, hunger and creativity which were lacking at Old Trafford as the Reds mercilessly exposed the gulf in class. Jurgen Klopp's...